Mike C. Pictures

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The caption of this photograph was Store with false front. Vicinity of Selma, Alabama. This photo was taken by Evans, Walker, 1903-1975. This photo was published/created in January, 1936. This photo is taking place in the outdoors in a rural area. It seems like this photo was taken in the afternoon. Since its in the afternoon, the lighting was overall good. In the photo there are three people who seem to be in there 30s or 40s. These white men, I think, are wearing jackets, pants, some hats, and some shoes as well. To me, these men have no distinguishing features, and in the picture the first thing that I see is the store with no name. The condition of the store seems poor from the fake front. The spacing of the store seems like it is a medium sized store. The surroundings of the store is a tree and some farmland. The tone of this photo seems to be light and positive. This photo has this kind of tone because the picture shows that some businesses were still open, even during the Great Depression; but this picture does not have a major effect of showing this. Two questions that I would ask the photographer would be: Why did you take this photograph? and What did you want people to see when you took this photo?

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The caption of this picture was Plough boy sitting on fence after a day's work. Eutaw, Alabama. The person who took this picture was Lange, Dorothea. The picture was created/published in June, 1936. This picture takes place in the outdoors in a rural area. This picture was taking place in the afternoon with good lighting. In this photo there is one African American boy. This boy seems to be 17 or 18 and is wearing overalls, long sleeve shirt, and some kind of hat. This boy seems to be happy from the picture. The first thing I see in this picture is the African American boy. In this photo there are no buildings, but there is a big field and some trees. The tone of this photo seems to be light and positive. This picture has this tone because it show that the boy is happy in the picture but since there is not a lot of people being happy, then it is not very influential. Two questions that I would ask the photographer would be: Did you know the boy in the photo? and Why did you take the picture in the spot you were in?

The caption of this photo was Storefront, Greensboro, Alabama. The photographer of this picture was Evans, Walker, 1903-1975. This picture was created/published in the summer of 1936. This picture was taken place outside in an urban area. The photo was taken in the afternoon and has good lighting. There is one man in front of the building wearing a hat, pants, shoes, and a jacket from a suit. This man seems to be in his 20s or 30s. The man in front of the store seems to be African American and seems to be patient since he is waiting for the store to open, I think. The first thing that catches my eye in this picture is the grocery store. The grocery store seems to be a good condition and seems to be a medium sized store. I cannot see what surrounds the building from this picture. The tone of the photo seems to be light and positive. This picture has this tone because this show that stores still are open and that they are still selling things after the Great Depression. But the tone is not very influential because if there were more stores or people there then it would be heavy. Two questions that I would ask the photographer would be: What made you take this picture of the store? and Was this store important to you in any way?